bancus publicus. See bancus superior.
bancus reginae (bang-k[schwa]s r[schwa]-jI-nee). See QUEEN’S BENCH.
bancus regis (bang-k[schwa]s ree-j[schwa]s). See KING’S BENCH.
bancus superior (bang-k[schwa]s s[schwa]-peer-ee-[schwa]r). Upper bench. • The King’s Bench was so called during the Protectorate (1653–1659). — Abbr. b.s.
— Also termed bancus publicus (“public bench”).